Iii  a  previous  paper1)  I  have  described  a  rich  and  interesting 
Norwegian  grave-find  from  about  the  sixth  century  after  the  time 
of  Christ.  Among  the  antiquities  found  there  is  a  peculiar  article 
of  wood,  anything  like  which  I  was  not  previously  acquainted  with. 
Since  the  paper  was  printed  I  have  become  aware  of  a  parallel 
object,  which  I  now  publish;  but  the  home  of  this  object  is  so 
remarkable  and  of  such  great  inter  est  for  the  subject,  that  I  think 
it  is  desirable  to  supply  a  report  of  my  investigations  in  the  English 
language  as  well  as  a  short  resumé  of  the  find,  which  has  now  ac- 
quired  a  wider  interest. 
In  1889  there  was  opened  a  large  tumulus  at  Eve  bo  in 
Gloppen,  on  the  west  coast  of  Norway,  situated  near  the  62nd 
parallel  of  latitude.  The  tumulus  (fig.  1),  which  was  4  metres  in 
height  and  24 — 25  metres  in  diameter,  was  constructed  of  sand 
and  gravel,  and  in  its  middle  containecl  a  small  pile  of  stones 
that  covered  a  grave-chamber  built  of  flagstones  set  on  edge,  with 
super-incumbent  flagstones  as  a  roof.  The  roof  was  still  further 
protected  by  several  layers  of  birch-bark.  The  chamber  (fig.  2) 
was  4.20  metres  in  length,  about  0.75  metres  in  breadth,  and 
nearly  1  metre  in  height,  and  lay  in  a  N.W. — S.E.  direction.  In 
the  one  end  were  found  remains  of  the  skeleton  of  a  male  individual 
who  had  been  committed  to  the  tomb  fully  dressed  and  equipped 
with  weapons.  Large  pieces  of  the  dress  were  yet  in  a  state  of 
preservation,  and  had  consisted  partly  of  an  artistically  woven  stuff, 
with  animal  figures  and  other  ornaments  woven  in.  Remains  of 
belts  with  pertaining  bronze  mountings  were  also  still  to  be  found. 
On  the  right  side  lay  a  sword,  with  its  wooden  hilt  still  in  a  state 
T)  Gus  tafs  on,  Evebofundet  og  nogle  andre  gravfund  fra  Gloppen  (The 
Evebo-fmd  and  some  other  grave-fmds  from  Gloppen)  in  Bergens  Museum's  An- 
nual  Eeport  for  1889. 
